Zhang Zhijun, deputy head of the International Department of the
CPC Central Committee, left Beijing for Sudan, Jordan and Syria on
Tuesday.
A spokesman from the department said Zhang's tour was at the
invitations of the National Congress of Sudan, and World Affairs
Council of Jordan, and the Baath Arab Socialist Party of Syria.
Zhang will also lead China's International Communication
Association Group on a visit to Jordan.
(Xinhua News Agency January 10, 2007)